Erin 𓅉
@getpseudoed.bsky.social
Idk, I'm just a person who keeps doing stuff and ending up in situations.
Sorry, I’m never on here.
Yes, fluorite can be replaced, and silica-dominant minerals are probably most common in doing this (see quartz ps. fluorite from Germany).
Would be hard to say what’s happening with your sample without looking at it though.
Yes, fluorite can be replaced, and silica-dominant minerals are probably most common in doing this (see quartz ps. fluorite from Germany).
Would be hard to say what’s happening with your sample without looking at it though.
September 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sorry, I’m never on here.
Yes, fluorite can be replaced, and silica-dominant minerals are probably most common in doing this (see quartz ps. fluorite from Germany).
Would be hard to say what’s happening with your sample without looking at it though.
Yes, fluorite can be replaced, and silica-dominant minerals are probably most common in doing this (see quartz ps. fluorite from Germany).
Would be hard to say what’s happening with your sample without looking at it though.
No, I mean minerals should not be named after people.
December 10, 2024 at 7:57 PM
No, I mean minerals should not be named after people.
You can’t name things after yourself.
December 10, 2024 at 7:57 PM
You can’t name things after yourself.
We should abolish eponymous mineral names.
December 10, 2024 at 7:41 PM
We should abolish eponymous mineral names.
It’s less efficient than I’d like, but I’m slowly starting to pick up on the German.
December 9, 2024 at 2:20 PM
It’s less efficient than I’d like, but I’m slowly starting to pick up on the German.
I have to translate it but yes.
December 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I have to translate it but yes.
Getting my needed dose of 234-year-old drama.
December 9, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Getting my needed dose of 234-year-old drama.
I would guess it’s something that is going to need analysis to nail down for certain.
November 25, 2024 at 7:26 PM
I would guess it’s something that is going to need analysis to nail down for certain.
Not sure how helpful this is, but probably something hydrous based on the color change, and texture looks like a clay mineral.
November 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Not sure how helpful this is, but probably something hydrous based on the color change, and texture looks like a clay mineral.
I have received interesting mail.
November 22, 2024 at 6:59 PM
I have received interesting mail.
I’m quite sure this is somehow @jolyon.bsky.social’s fault.
November 20, 2024 at 8:26 PM
I’m quite sure this is somehow @jolyon.bsky.social’s fault.
I haven’t opened this app in months and I have no idea what’s happening here, but hi to all the folks who are following me?
November 20, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I haven’t opened this app in months and I have no idea what’s happening here, but hi to all the folks who are following me?
If you find yourself intrigued by calcite crystallography, I strongly recommend browsing Goldschmidt’s Atlas Der Krystallformen, which has 150 pages of this.
Available to view here (log-in is required to view the PDF - but an account is free and easy!):
www.mindat.org/reference.ph...
Available to view here (log-in is required to view the PDF - but an account is free and easy!):
www.mindat.org/reference.ph...
September 11, 2023 at 1:52 PM
If you find yourself intrigued by calcite crystallography, I strongly recommend browsing Goldschmidt’s Atlas Der Krystallformen, which has 150 pages of this.
Available to view here (log-in is required to view the PDF - but an account is free and easy!):
www.mindat.org/reference.ph...
Available to view here (log-in is required to view the PDF - but an account is free and easy!):
www.mindat.org/reference.ph...
Reposted by Erin 𓅉
When evaluating rocks for personal use, it’s not just about shape (although that better be gratifying).
Texture, strength, hardness, solubility (in water & acid) are all important considerations, occasionally along with more obscure characteristics like smell or stability under surface conditions.
Texture, strength, hardness, solubility (in water & acid) are all important considerations, occasionally along with more obscure characteristics like smell or stability under surface conditions.
May 10, 2023 at 7:28 AM
When evaluating rocks for personal use, it’s not just about shape (although that better be gratifying).
Texture, strength, hardness, solubility (in water & acid) are all important considerations, occasionally along with more obscure characteristics like smell or stability under surface conditions.
Texture, strength, hardness, solubility (in water & acid) are all important considerations, occasionally along with more obscure characteristics like smell or stability under surface conditions.
My vote is for #adamite because of the adamite bat.
The bat is largely mummified but adamite has started to replace around its face - fluorescent light highlights the adamite.
Found by John Seibel, late 1980s at the Gold Hill Mine, Utah, collection of Mark Mitterman.
The bat is largely mummified but adamite has started to replace around its face - fluorescent light highlights the adamite.
Found by John Seibel, late 1980s at the Gold Hill Mine, Utah, collection of Mark Mitterman.
September 10, 2023 at 1:02 AM
My vote is for #adamite because of the adamite bat.
The bat is largely mummified but adamite has started to replace around its face - fluorescent light highlights the adamite.
Found by John Seibel, late 1980s at the Gold Hill Mine, Utah, collection of Mark Mitterman.
The bat is largely mummified but adamite has started to replace around its face - fluorescent light highlights the adamite.
Found by John Seibel, late 1980s at the Gold Hill Mine, Utah, collection of Mark Mitterman.
Alfredo would love that.
September 7, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Alfredo would love that.
I’m pretty ambivalent here but I’m gonna vote for #vivianite solely because of this excellent (and amusing) article, “A Scientific Study of the Absorption of Evil by Vivianite” by Alfredo Petrov:
www.mindat.org/article.php/...
www.mindat.org/article.php/...
Ready for a pair of rare and delicate beauties in #MinCup23 Round 1 Match 7?
It’s ever-darkening #Vivianite vs vanadium-blue #Cavansite!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaig...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/results/roun...
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It’s ever-darkening #Vivianite vs vanadium-blue #Cavansite!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaig...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/results/roun...
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Round 1 Match 7 — Mineral Cup
www.mineralcup.org
September 7, 2023 at 12:01 AM
I’m pretty ambivalent here but I’m gonna vote for #vivianite solely because of this excellent (and amusing) article, “A Scientific Study of the Absorption of Evil by Vivianite” by Alfredo Petrov:
www.mindat.org/article.php/...
www.mindat.org/article.php/...
I <3 pseudos!
One of the coolest things about #Goethite is that it frequently replaces other minerals taking on their shapes as a psuedomorph. Below is Goethite after Marcasite, Goethite after Selenite, Goethite after Pyrite iron cross twins, & a lovely gothy Goethite crystal spray just for fun. #MinCup23 ⚒️
September 6, 2023 at 2:40 AM
I <3 pseudos!
This round is going to break my heart because #goethite is the only mineral in the bracket I REALLY like, and it’s going to get beat out by a mineral I can’t see.
Vote #goethite to make me wrong, and thus happy. 🥺
Vote #goethite to make me wrong, and thus happy. 🥺
#MinCup23 Round 1 Match 6: It’s a pair of classics as sparkly & hard #Topaz crosses reliable & rusty #Goethite
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September 5, 2023 at 11:41 PM
This round is going to break my heart because #goethite is the only mineral in the bracket I REALLY like, and it’s going to get beat out by a mineral I can’t see.
Vote #goethite to make me wrong, and thus happy. 🥺
Vote #goethite to make me wrong, and thus happy. 🥺
I have never heard that so I’m going to go with no.
September 5, 2023 at 1:18 AM
I have never heard that so I’m going to go with no.
It’s one of Australia’s best, for sure.
September 5, 2023 at 12:36 AM
It’s one of Australia’s best, for sure.